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Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)
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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone's competent to vote by educating them.
At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
It's almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.